Entries Tagged as 'School of Music'

Professor Lysy’s well known summer festival near Siena, Italy, will be featuring the following program of events. You may want to participate in the program or just come to the concerts! For more information, check the event’s website at: www.itslafoce.org

Mrs. Carol Block has forwarded to us more snaps from the most recent recitals at the Residence. The first one, from April 27th, features cellist Charles Tyler and RJ Pearce on the piano. They performed Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for cello and piano. Here is a photo of both musicians with Mrs. Block. From May 3, […]

Professor Peter Kazaras, Director of Opera UCLA, reports that he, Professor Mitchell Morris from the Musicology Department, and Professor Michael Hackett from the School of Theater, Film & Television, participated recently in a teacher training seminar with LA Opera. He says: “I was invited to participate on Saturday in the LA Opera Teachers in Training […]

We have heard from several of our voice/opera alumni recently with good news regarding their ongoing career successes and awards. First, from Tracy Cox (L.A. Opera’s 2010 Young Artist of the Year)?in addition to appearing locally in some of Pacific Opera Project?s productions, and winning a number of prestigious awards and prizes, travelling and singing […]

From Professor Travis Cross: “Dear music students and faculty, For the second year now, the UCLA Wind Ensemble has hosted the Thomas Lee Student Composition Competition, which invites current UCLA students to submit original works for band and wind ensemble, with a winner chosen for performance by the UCLA Wind Ensemble. This year’s entries were […]

Mrs. Block has shared the following photos from three recent successful recitals at the Chancellor’s residence. On March 17th, the recital featured clarinetist Shaniee Parker and pianist Ge Gao in a program of English composers Shaniee Parker and Ge Gao with Mrs. Block On April 5, 2016, the Residence recital featured pianist Tim Rantung in […]

From Director of Opera UCLA Peter Kazaras: “The results are in for the inaugural Vocal Vision Awards at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, held on Sunday afternoon April 3, 2016. A distinguished panel of three judges including Robin Guarino (Professor of Opera and J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera at University of Cincinnati […]

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music recently partnered with legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold to hold a DJ competition. UCLA students competed to win the extraordinary opportunity to spin at the official after party for the inaugural Electronic Music Awards & Foundation show ? co-produced by Paul Oakenfold and FOX on April 14th. On Saturday, […]

Here’s an update from Wind Ensemble Director Prof. Travis Cross– “The UCLA Wind Ensemble gave an invited performance at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Western/Northwestern Division Conference at the University of Nevada, Reno, on Saturday, March 19, 2016. CBDNA is the primary professional organization for college band directors, and appearances at division and […]

Professor Travis Cross shared the following today: “Did you catch the outstanding performance by Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic brass and percussion sections on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert? If so, you saw and heard UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty members Raynor Carroll (percussion), James Miller (trombone), and Thomas Hooten […]